US Deports 25,000 To Third Countries Under Secretive Deals
Secret agreements have sent migrants to 35 countries, with about $410 million planned for payments to governments and aid agencies, investigators found.
- On Monday, an investigation revealed the United States has deported more than 25,000 people to 35 countries under secretive agreements with nations having no ties to the migrants, according to Forbidden Stories.
- The State Department's Office of Remigration, created in May 2025, manages these deals by using visa bans to pressure countries while the administration earmarked $410 million to facilitate returns.
- Internal State Department records show $81 million was earmarked for signatory governments, while more than $178 million went to the International Organisation for Migration and $123 million to the UNHCR.
- Lawyers told AFP that deportees face a "legal black hole," held without charge in countries where they have no ties and few rights, as Eswatini has received 32 arrivals since July 2025.
- Beyond the majority sent to Mexico, the administration has finalized agreements across 27 countries in Africa, Latin America, and the Pacific, with Forbidden Stories reporting approaches to 49 of Africa's 54 nations.
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The United States deported more than 25,000 people through secret agreements with 35 countries that received migrants who have no ties to these nations, according to an investigation published on this second. Since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, the United States has signed agreements with developing countries to receive migrants who cannot be legally sent back to their places of origin.
The White House has entered into agreements with dozens of countries to send people evicted from the United States. ...
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WASHINGTON (ANP/AFP) - The United States has secretly made agreements with dozens of countries to accept migrants who have no ties to those countries, according to a report published Monday by the French collective Forbidden Stories. Since the beginning of Donald Trump's second term...
Washington has expelled more than 25,000 foreigners to third countries under secret agreements, according to an investigation by Forbidden Stories.
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